Hamlet, inspired by the well-known Shakespeare tragedy, is number ten in Liszt's series of thirteen tone poems for orchestra. It was composed in 1858 during Liszt's tenure in Weimar but did not receive its premiere for 18 years - on 2 July 1876 in Sonderhausen. Like all but the last of his thirteen tone poems, this is dedicated to his longtime companion Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittengenstein.
This new study score is a digitally-restored reissue of the score edited by Otto Taubmann in the fifth volume of the Liszt-Stiftung edition, published in 1909. In contrast so many of the on-demand scores now available this one comes with all the pages with each image thoroughly checked to make sure it is readable, then beautifully printed on quality stock with an attractive glossy cover. Also included is an informative introduction by Liszt scholar Soren Afshar (Funper), a major contributor to the vast collection of Liszt pieces on IMSLP. Matching large conductor score and orchestra parts are also available from Serenissima Music.
